Immigration Officials

Tennis star Novak Djokovic faces an 11th-hour court hearing on Sunday that will decide if he can defend his Australian Open title or must leave the country - the climax to days of drama over COVID-19 entry requirements and his unvaccinated status.

Australian court to decide if Djokovic plays in the Open or leaves the country

January 15, 2022

The Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC) and some journalists have relayed their experiences travelling by road and water from Nigeria to Cameroon for the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

AFCON: Supporters club, journalists recount travel experiences

January 15, 2022

In the lead-up to the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, the troubled Novak Djokovic has slammed “continuing misinformation” over his COVID-19 status although the world No. 1 admitted to making an “error in judgement” by breaking isolation regulations during a recent interview.

Novak Djokovic clears air on visa, coronavirus controversy with Australian authorities

January 12, 2022

People wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk at the Central District in Hong Kong, China December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik

Hong Kong politicians sent to quarantine after birthday party

January 7, 2022

The Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isa Idris, has assured Nigerians that the delay in renewing international passports or getting new ones will be a thing of the past by March 2022.

NIS chief: Scarcity of Nigeria’s passport to be over by March

January 2, 2022

Gunmen in the early hours of Friday stormed Birshin Fulani, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis, and kidnapped a nursing mother of three children, Mrs Rukayyat Odedoyin.

Insecurity: Security officials repel attack by Cameroonian militia in Taraba

November 22, 2021

PCC exposes ‘extortion’ of Nigerians by NIS officials

November 17, 2021

Peter Odili, former Governor of Rivers State

Court orders immigration to release ex-Rivers governor’s passport

October 18, 2021

Peter Odili, former Governor of Rivers State

Court fixes date to hear ex-Rivers governor’s fundamental rights suit against NIS

October 5, 2021

Peter Odili, former Governor of Rivers State

Passport seizure: Ex-Governor Peter Odili on EFCC watch list – NIS tells court

September 16, 2021

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that the Nigerian Government would use the Forum of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to seek global support fighting terrorism and increasing Foreign Direct Investments (FDI).

Assault: Nigerian envoy to indonesia to return home for consultations

August 10, 2021

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Indonesia apologises to Nigeria over assault on diplomat by immigration officials

August 10, 2021

Jeffrey Moyo, a freelance reporter for The New York Times, was arrested in Zimbabwe

CPJ calls for release of Zimbabwean journalist

May 29, 2021

ECOWAS Parliament: Official extortion, harassment widespread across West African borders

April 13, 2021

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, yesterday denied that Nigeria’s decision to close its borders prompted Ghanaian authorities to clamp down on Nigerian traders in the country.

NIDCOM facilitates the return of another trafficked girl home

December 12, 2020